Poldark Cross (IRE)
Poldark Cross is a maiden who won none of ten starts on turf between Nov 2020 and Feb 2023 and placed five times. His best effort came when second of five at Fontwell in Feb 2022. The gelding, by Shantou out of a Cape Cross mare, raced over trips from 2m1f to over 3m on ground ranging from good to heavy. He last ran at Exeter in Feb 2023 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 107, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–10Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 90dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 125
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 125B | 100 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 125B | 107 | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,289 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,711 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Brod Na Heireann (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Brod Na Heireann (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brod Na Heireann (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 4 |
| Rio Bravo (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 3m1f | Class 6 |
| Letskeepit Simple (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Culater (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinlan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Bewley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Feb 23+43d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | PU/11 | — | 10-12 | 107 | — | — | Niall Houlihan | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 22+44d | Plumpton | G.e.white & Sons Agricultural Buildings Handicap Chase | UR/7 | — | 11-3 | 109 | — | — | Jack Quinlan | 5/2 |
| 06 Nov 22+262d | Ffos Las | Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | F/5 | — | 12-0 | 110 | — | — | Daryl Jacob | 11/4 |
| 17 Feb 22+19d | Fontwell | Virgin Bet Free Bets For Winners Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 13 | 11-4 | 112 | 81C | 114B | A P Heskin | 9/2 |
| 29 Jan 22+34d | Uttoxeter | Virgin Bet Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 11-9 | 113 | — | — | Jack Quinlan | 2/1F |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+61d | Sedgefield | Welcome Back To Sedgefield Sue Vickers Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 4½ | 11-12 | 114 | 92A | 117C | Callum Bewley | 9/2 |
| 26 Oct 21+252d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor On Dee Races Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 11-12 | 115 | — | — | Gavin Sheehan | 9/4F |
| 16 Feb 21+56d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 115 | 107A | 119A | Alan Doyle | 5/2F |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 20+38d | Huntingdon | Fitzdares Club Re-Opens In January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/15 | 9½ | 10-12 | — | 125B | 119A | Gavin Sheehan | 11/4J |
| 14 Nov 20 | Wetherby | Sixt Car Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 5½ | 10-12 | — | 108A | 121A | James Bowen | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poldark Cross won?
- Poldark Cross (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2020 and 2023. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Poldark Cross?
- Poldark Cross (IRE) was trained by Harry Whittington on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 1 February 2023.
- Who is Poldark Cross's sire?
- Poldark Cross (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Diaconate (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What is Poldark Cross's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 1 February 2023. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Poldark Cross's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Poldark Cross's siblings?
- Out of Diaconate (IRE), Poldark Cross (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Brod Na Heireann (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Brod Na Heireann (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.